Mattoo, categorised as an A++, had been evading arrest for the past 13 years. He was wanted in connection with 11 known terror attacks in J&K. According to the Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), H.G.S. Dhaliwal, the arrest was made possible through coordinated efforts with the central agencies. Hizbul Terrorist Javeed Ahmed Mattoo Nabbed in Delhi Was Involved in 11 Terror Attacks in Jammu and Kashmir (Watch Video).
Three Army personnel lost their lives while three others were injured in a terrorist attack on two military vehicles in Thanamandi area of Rajouri sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Jammu and Kashmir Terror Attack: Three Army Personnel Killed, Three Others Injured in Terrorist Attack on Two Military Vehicles in Rajouri.
"We are more proactive than what is required. Police and security forces are jointly working to defeat every conspiracy by Pakistani agencies," says police chief
The Jammu and Kashmir police have busted a terror funding and recruitment module in North Kashmir's Kupwara district. Six people have been arrested by the police and arms and ammunition were also recovered. The police said that they had received multiple inputs about an individual in Kupwara running a terror funding racket under the garb of an NGO.